[Childcare] Let's Become Ninjas! Fun Ninja Activities: Exercise, Games, and Crafts
Ninjas are mysterious figures that somehow captivate children’s hearts.
At preschools and kindergartens, ninja pretend play is a classic activity that kids can enjoy and engage in.
By imitating various movements, it becomes full-body exercise, and it also helps children develop the ability to listen carefully to the teacher.
Use the ideas introduced here as a base, and feel free to add your own twists and have fun!
There are plenty of ideas that will make you excited to plan what kind of ninja training to do with the children.
Since it can be played indoors, it’s perfect for days when outdoor play isn’t possible, such as rainy days or extremely hot days.
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[Childcare] Become a Ninja! Fun Ninja Activities: Exercise, Games, and Crafts (11–20)
Transform together! A fun ninja game
Let’s all play a fun Ninja Transformation game together.
This transformation game is played with lots of friends and has many different moves to learn, so it can be challenging.
But let’s train hard to become splendid ninjas! Together with teachers and adults, we’ll transform into rocks, transform into trees, and compete with shuriken.
Crouch down small to become a rock, and stretch up tall to become a big tree.
Jump to dodge shuriken and move quickly—these are important parts of ninja training.
This ninja game isn’t just for kindergartens and preschools; families can enjoy it at home, too.
Now, let’s practice—can you become a cool ninja?
Ninja Exercises 1-2-3
Ninja Exercise 1-2-3 lets you do gymnastics while enjoying ninja pretend-play.
It starts with deep breathing—still part of the ninja routine—where you make big arm circles and then cross your hands in front of your chest for a ninja pose.
You’ll balance on one leg, hop in place to turn in a circle, reach your hands behind your back, crouch down and swing your arms wide—moving many parts of your body for a full-body workout.
It would be adorable for a presentation by a class of two-year-olds.
It’s an exercise that adults can enjoy together with their little ninja kids.
Play Song ‘Finger Ninja’
Yubininja is a hand-play song about tiny, cute ninjas at your fingertips using their ninja arts.
The little ninjas’ techniques—like the Clone Technique, Rampage Technique, Gather Technique, Hide Technique, and Shuriken Technique—appear in the lyrics, and you can make it look like the tiny ninjas are moving around happily in time with the song, so kids are sure to be captivated.
Make the little ninjas by attaching felt figures to the tips of work gloves.
Put colorful, cute ninjas on both hands.
You can even add your own original ninja techniques to play!
Fingerplay “Go for it! Clumsy Ninja”
If we train hard, can we become fine ninjas? This is a playful song about a clumsy ninja who does lots of training to become fully fledged.
He’s a bit of a bungler—tripping while running, tumbling down, and messing up when throwing shuriken—but it’s wonderful how he keeps training without getting discouraged even when he fails.
Kids can move their bodies a lot while singing a fun song and dancing.
It would be great to perform at a kindergarten recital or showcase, too.
Dancing together really livens things up, and the sight of little ninjas is sure to bring smiles to the adults watching.
Blowgun of a ninja
Seeing a blowgun makes you think of ninjas, doesn’t it? So why not make a blowgun that goes perfectly with a ninja costume? You only need origami paper for this one, so you can whip it up whenever inspiration strikes! That said, the folding is a bit detailed, so it might be tough for kids to do on their own.
If you’re making it with children, have an adult demonstrate while working together.
You’ll make the tube and the dart separately, so prepare two sheets of origami paper.
Once the tube and dart are ready, put the dart into the tube and blow—just a puff of air.
You’ll feel like a ninja!
